Month: May 2014

Construction paper purse idea for kids

Construction paper purse

When I was young, I learnt a very simple procedure to make this paper purse from my grandmother. I used to make for my younger cousins and they all loved carrying their purses. I taught my daughter how to make this purse. Materials needed: 1. Construction paper 2. Scissors 3. Glue 4. Yarn or ribbon …

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Counting ideas for kids

Math and fine motor skill game for toddlers

My 2 year old counts everything whenever she sees more than one of the same object. So I thought she might enjoy this simple fun game. I was right! Materials needed: 1. Dice 2. Masking tape 3. Beans 4. Vegetable steamer 5. Sharpie Preparation:  1. Counting up to six is way behind my daughter’s current …

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Lady bug painting ideas for kids

Toddler version of printed ladybugs

As I have mentioned in my previous posts, printing is something we love the most. Rolled paper printed flowers,  Toilet roll printed flowers, Poppy flowers, Vegetable bag painting are few of our projects to prove our interest. Materials needed: 1. Potato 2. Tempera or acrylic paint 3. Black sharpie marker 4. Copier paper Method : 1. …

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flower painting ideas with kids

Paper flower stamping

My elder daughter wanted to do flower printing, when she saw my toddler’s toilet roll flower printing. Considering her age, we did rolled paper flower printing. Materials needed: 1. Construction papers 2. Scissors 3. Tempera paint  Method: 1.Cut the construction paper lengthwise to 3 to 4 pieces. The width of the paper does not matter. …

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Dot to dot activity ideas for kids

Bleach dot to dot marker paintings

Whenever my toddler wants to paint, my first choice is dot to dot markers. We had done bleaching effect in watercolor with lemon juice and vinegar in the past. Why not, combine both?  Tried the bleaching effect in our favorite dot to dot markers. It got bleached away with ordinary water. So cool. We tried …

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